New Delhi: Indian Army would continue to retaliate to “provocative acts of aggression” from its neighbour, warned Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India Lt Gen AK Bhatt on Monday to his Pakistani counterpart Major Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza.
“Indian Army will continue to take all retaliatory measures as well as retain the right to punitively respond to such provocative acts of aggression from Pak side in future too,” Lt Gen Bhatt said.
INdia’s DGMO also rejected Pakistan’s allegations that Indian security forces had resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC).
At Islamabad’s behest, the unscheduled exchange between the two sides took place over the hotline.
Outrightly rejecting Pakistan’s allegations, Bhatt asserted that the Indian Army only conducted retaliatory firing against the Pakistan Army’s unabated support to the infiltration and targeting of Indian posts.
Lt Gen Bhatt, in fact, reiterated that the “Indian Army will continue efforts to ensure peace and tranquillity on the borders.”
The Indian DGMO further emphasised that the Indian Army maintains “impeccable” standards of professionalism and does not target civilians.
Instead, he accused Pakistan of employing civilians at the forward posts and using them to gain information of the Indian side’s locations, and to provide “guides to the terrorists” crossing the LoC.